Verisk Analytics (VRSK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Verisk Analytics, Inc. is a data analytics and technology company that provides information, software and predictive insights primarily to the insurance industry. Its solutions help insurers assess risk, support underwriting, manage claims, detect fraud and improve pricing and operational decision-making across property and casualty, life and specialty insurance markets.

The company’s offerings include industry data and standardized insurance information through its ISO business, catastrophe modeling and risk analytics through Extreme Event Solutions and AIR Worldwide, and property estimating and claims-management tools through Xactware. Verisk also provides insurance marketing, actuarial, regulatory compliance and other workflow solutions designed to help customers use data throughout the insurance lifecycle.

Verisk traces its roots to Insurance Services Office, which was established in 1971, and became a publicly traded company in 2009. The company serves insurance organizations and other businesses in the United States and international markets through operations and customers spanning North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and other regions. Lee Shavel serves as Verisk’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $163.29 to $167.77
• 50-Day Range: $165.94 to $213.15
• 52-Week Range: $155.94 to $253.35
• Volume: 1.68 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.17 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $21.60 billion
• P/E Ratio: 25.49
• Dividend Yield: 1.21%
• Price Target: $226.71
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Verisk Analytics Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Verisk Analytics scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 117th out of 667 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Verisk Analytics has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.53, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 6 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Verisk Analytics has a consensus price target of $226.71, representing about 36.6% upside from its current price of $165.94.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Verisk Analytics has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.97%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Verisk Analytics are expected to grow by 12.97% in the coming year, from $7.71 to $8.71 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Verisk Analytics is 25.49, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.74.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Verisk Analytics is 25.49, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.16.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Verisk Analytics has a PEG Ratio of 1.91. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Verisk Analytics has a P/B Ratio of 74.75. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.59% of the float of Verisk Analytics has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Verisk Analytics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.37.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Verisk Analytics has recently increased by 36.93%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Verisk Analytics pays a meaningful dividend of 1.19%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Verisk Analytics has been increasing its dividend for 6 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Verisk Analytics is 30.72%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Verisk Analytics will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.96% next year. This indicates that Verisk Analytics will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.70

News Sentiment

Verisk Analytics has a news sentiment score of 0.70. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Verisk Analytics this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for VRSK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Verisk Analytics insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,470,792.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.52% of the stock of Verisk Analytics is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

90.00% of the stock of Verisk Analytics is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Today: 9/29/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Professional Services
• Sub-Industry: Research & Consulting Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:VRSK
• CIK: 1442145
• Web: www.verisk.com
• Phone: (201) 469-3000
• Fax: 201-748-1472
• Employees: 8,000
• Year Founded: 1971

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Verisk Analytics: $226.71
• High Price Target: $260.00
• Low Price Target: $185.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +36.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.53
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.51
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 25.49
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.52
• P/E Growth: 1.91
• Net Income: $908.30 million
• Net Margins: 28.24%
• Pretax Margin: 36.96%
• Return on Equity: -239.55%
• Return on Assets: 18.56%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 10.42
• Current Ratio: 1.01
• Quick Ratio: 1.01

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.14 billion
• Price / Sales: 6.89
• Cash Flow: $9.60 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.29
• Book Value: $2.22 per share
• Price / Book: 74.75

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 130,156,000
• Free Float: 129,479,000
• Market Cap: $21.60 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.66